Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Author
Sekerka, Lukáš
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2016
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journal article
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Orexita justini
(
Boheman, 1855
)
Coptocycla Justini
Boheman, 1855: 93
(original description).
Physonota breviuscula
Boheman, 1857: 99
(original description),
syn. nov.
Type
localities.
Coptocycla justini
: ‘Bogota’;
Physonota breviuscula
: not given.
Type material examined.
Physonota breviuscula
:
HOLOTYPE
:
♂
, pinned (teneral specimen), ‘Type [w, p, s, c, rf] || ____? [hw] | ex Deyrolle [hw] | Baly Coll. | 1905—54. [w, p, cb] ||
Physonota
| breviuscula | Boh | ____? [w, hw by Baly, cb] || Type | Boh | Col: Deyrolle [hw by Baly on underside of preceding label]’ (
BMNH
).
Remarks.
BOHEMAN (1857)
described
Physonota breviuscula
presumably from a single specimen because he described its artificial colouration and other characters resulting from the unusual condition of the specimen. The taxon remained unknown to subsequent authors. The
type
was purchased by J. S. Baly and is nowadays deposited in the BMNH. It is a teneral specimen with discoloured and fully sclerotized elytra but perfectly matching specimens of
O. justini
. I have not studied
type
material of the latter species but additional specimens from
Colombia
compared to its
type
(deposited at MMUE) and therefore I synonymize
P. breviuscula
with the
O. justini
.
Distribution.
Colombia
(
BOHEMAN 1855
) and
Bolivia
(
BOROWIEC 2009c
).